Tragedy in Kyiv Region: 11-Year-Old Boy Jumped from Construction Crane

19:55, 26 May 2026
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Two teenagers trespassed on a construction site, and one of them jumped from a crane.
Tragedy in Kyiv Region: 11-Year-Old Boy Jumped from Construction Crane
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The Kyiv Region police reported that they are investigating the circumstances of a minor's death in Bucha district.

“On May 23, the police received a report from a witness that a child fell from a height at a construction site,” the police stated.

The police established that two teenagers trespassed on the territory of one of the construction sites in the city of Bucha.

“One of them, an 11-year-old boy, climbed onto a construction crane and, preliminarily, jumped down. Unfortunately, as a result of the fall, the child died,” the police said.

Following this incident, the Bucha District Police Department has opened a criminal case (Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, marked as suicide).

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